Kristen Garcia

In 1854, there were several parties (Whigs, Free Democrats, and Independent Democrats) who were opposed to slavery and wanted to abolish it across the country. In June of the same year, Horace...

The Nuremberg Laws were established in Germany on September 15, 1935. They were a set of antisemitic laws which severely limited the rights and freedom of Jewish people living in Germany. The...

Hurston's essay "How It Feels to Be Colored Me" conveys strength, empowerment, and pride.  Throughout "How It Feels to Be Colored Me," Hurston uses descriptive language to help send her...

When "My Brother Sam is Dead" first opens, the audience sees Tim as a wide-eyed boy. He sees war and battles as this grand adventure and he is a little disappointed that Sam gets to enlist in the...

Jack London uses flashbacks in "A Piece of Steak" to help the reader see exactly where Tom King had once been in his life. The flashbacks simply help the reader compare and contrast Tom King's...

At first glance, it may seem as though Sandel, the fighter who opposes Tom King, is the antagonist of the story. Roughly two-thirds into the story, it even states  The third round began as...

The short story "A Mother in Mannville" follows the narrator as she meets a young man named Jerry who claims to be receiving gifts from his mother, who has gone away and left him at the orphanage....